Legal Opinion
Mariner Health Care v. Griffith
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided March 4, 2005No. 5D04-3902PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPleus, J.
This wrongful death suit alleges that nursing home owner Mariner Health Care (“Mariner”) negligently allowed fire ants to bite resident Earl Dean Griffith, requiring extensive medical care and treatment, and ultimately resulting in his death. Mariner filed a third-party complaint against the pest control company which serviced the nursing home. Upon plaintiffs’ motion, a non-final written order was entered severing the trials and providing that the trial of the third-party complaint would be set at a date after disposition of the underlying action. Mariner has filed a petition for writ of…
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